UPPER AIR CALCULATIONS AND PLOTTING (Ver 5.52-LINUX-X11) Current filename: /home/data/upa/2025042200.upa.cvt Date: 0000Z 22 APR 25 Searching for KNKX... Searching the city database file for: KNKX ... Date:0000Z 22 APR 25 Station: KNKX WMO ident: 72293 Latitude: 32.87 Longitude: -117.13 Elevation: 146.00 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEV PRES HGHT TEMP DEWP RH DD WETB DIR SPD THETA THE-V THE-W THE-E W mb m C C % C C deg knt K K K K g/kg ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 0 1000 125 320 6 SFC 999 146 18.6 10.6 60 8.0 13.8 320 6 291.8 293.3 287.0 314.8 8.05 2 993 196 15.6 10.6 72 5.0 12.7 304 6 289.3 290.8 286.1 312.2 8.10 3 975 348 14.2 10.4 78 3.8 12.0 275 7 289.4 290.9 286.2 312.4 8.14 4 967 417 13.4 10.1 80 3.3 11.5 283 7 289.3 290.7 286.1 312.0 8.04 5 951 554 12.6 8.4 76 4.2 10.2 299 7 289.9 291.2 285.5 310.5 7.28 6 949 572 13.0 7.0 67 6.0 9.7 301 7 290.5 291.6 285.1 309.4 6.63 7 946 598 15.6 -1.4 31 17.0 7.4 304 7 293.4 294.0 283.0 304.1 3.64 8 943 624 16.2 -1.8 29 18.0 7.5 306 7 294.2 294.9 283.3 304.8 3.55 9 925 785 15.4 -4.6 25 20.0 6.3 315 11 295.1 295.6 283.0 303.8 2.93 10 924 794 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-47.1 15 19.0 -29.9 255 23 321.7 321.8 289.5 322.3 0.14 39 380 7780 -29.1 -41.1 30 12.0 -30.4 255 23 321.9 321.9 289.6 322.9 0.28 40 378 7818 -29.3 -43.3 25 14.0 -30.7 255 23 322.1 322.1 289.6 322.9 0.22 41 375 7875 -29.7 -37.7 46 8.0 -30.7 255 23 322.3 322.4 289.9 323.7 0.40 42 374 7894 -29.9 -33.7 69 3.8 -30.4 255 24 322.3 322.4 290.1 324.4 0.59 43 373 7913 -29.9 -33.0 74 3.1 -30.4 255 24 322.5 322.6 290.2 324.8 0.64 44 371 7952 -30.1 -34.6 65 4.5 -30.7 255 24 322.7 322.8 290.2 324.7 0.55 45 354 8285 -32.9 -36.2 72 3.3 -33.3 255 24 323.3 323.4 290.3 325.1 0.49 46 352 8324 -33.1 -38.1 61 5.0 -33.7 255 24 323.6 323.7 290.3 325.1 0.41 47 347 8425 -33.9 -38.0 66 4.1 -34.4 255 25 323.8 323.9 290.4 325.4 0.42 48 330 8776 -36.7 -44.7 43 8.0 -37.4 255 25 324.7 324.7 290.4 325.5 0.22 49 319 9010 -38.7 -44.7 53 6.0 -39.2 255 26 325.1 325.1 290.5 325.9 0.22 50 317 9054 -38.9 -47.9 38 9.0 -39.5 255 26 325.4 325.4 290.6 326.0 0.16 51 313 9141 -39.9 -46.9 47 7.0 -40.4 255 26 325.2 325.2 290.5 325.8 0.18 52 308 9251 -40.7 -48.7 42 8.0 -41.2 257 27 325.5 325.6 290.6 326.1 0.15 53 300 9430 -42.3 -49.3 46 7.0 -42.7 260 28 325.7 325.8 290.6 326.3 0.14 54 296 9520 -43.1 -50.1 46 7.0 -43.5 260 29 325.9 325.9 290.7 326.4 0.13 55 294 9565 -43.5 -52.5 36 9.0 -43.9 261 29 325.9 325.9 290.6 326.3 0.10 56 250 10630 -51.9 -61.9 29 10.0 -52.1 265 35 328.9 328.9 291.5 329.1 0.04 57 204 11926 -59.3 -71.3 20 12.0 -59.5 260 43 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.01 58 200 12050 -59.1 -73.1 15 14.0 -59.2 255 51 339.2 339.2 294.1 339.2 0.01 59 178 12784 -59.2 -78.0 7 18.9 -59.3 255 84 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.6 0.01 60 150 13860 -59.3 -85.3 2 26.0 -59.5 255 80 367.9 367.9 300.2 367.9 0.00 61 100 16350 -64.5 -87.5 3 23.0 -64.7 260 50 403.1 403.1 305.6 403.1 0.00 62 87 17205 -61.5 -88.5 2 27.0 -61.8 254 38 425.5 425.5 308.3 425.5 0.00 63 78 17875 -64.9 -88.9 2 24.0 -65.1 250 41 432.0 432.0 309.0 432.0 0.00 64 75 18115 -63.7 -89.7 2 26.0 -64.0 250 42 439.4 439.4 309.8 439.4 0.00 65 74 18197 -61.5 -89.5 1 28.0 -61.9 250 39 445.7 445.7 310.4 445.7 0.00 66 70 18540 -63.1 -89.1 2 26.0 -63.4 270 25 449.4 449.4 310.8 449.4 0.00 67 61 19384 -64.7 -89.7 2 25.0 -65.0 267 26 463.9 463.9 312.1 463.9 0.00 68 56 19909 -62.3 -89.3 2 27.0 -62.7 258 25 480.8 480.8 313.5 480.8 0.00 69 54 20134 -63.3 -89.3 2 26.0 -63.7 273 20 483.6 483.6 313.7 483.6 0.00 70 50 20610 -60.5 -88.5 1 28.0 -61.0 250 25 500.9 500.9 315.0 500.9 0.00 71 46 21131 -59.3 -88.3 1 29.0 -60.0 264 24 515.9 515.9 316.0 515.9 0.00 72 43 21553 -60.1 -89.1 1 29.0 -60.7 295 14 524.0 524.0 316.5 524.0 0.00 73 41 21853 -57.3 -88.3 1 31.0 -58.2 296 14 538.1 538.1 317.4 538.2 0.00 74 40 22009 -58.7 -87.7 1 29.0 -59.5 288 15 538.4 538.4 317.4 538.5 0.00 75 36 22674 -56.7 -87.7 1 31.0 -57.8 227 13 560.1 560.1 318.6 560.1 0.00 76 33 23226 -56.3 -87.3 1 31.0 -57.6 176 11 575.3 575.3 319.4 575.3 0.01 77 30 23830 -57.9 -87.9 1 30.0 -59.0 205 9 586.8 586.8 320.0 586.8 0.01 78 21 26095 -54.7 -86.7 1 32.0 -56.9 238 10 659.5 659.5 323.0 659.5 0.01 79 20 26410 -51.3 -85.3 1 34.0 -54.4 290 9 679.1 679.2 323.7 679.2 0.01 80 18 27101 -47.7 -83.7 1 36.0 -52.2 295 12 711.3 711.3 324.8 711.4 0.02 81 16 27881 -46.7 -82.7 1 36.0 -52.0 5 14 738.9 738.9 325.6 739.1 0.03 82 15 28308 -48.7 -83.7 1 35.0 -53.4 30 9 746.0 746.0 325.8 746.2 0.02 83 14 28761 -49.5 -84.5 1 35.0 -54.1 30 4 758.2 758.2 326.1 758.4 0.02 84 11 30359 -44.5 -82.5 1 38.0 -52.1 251 12 830.5 830.5 328.0 830.9 0.04 85 11 30359 -44.9 -82.9 1 38.0 -52.2 251 12 829.0 829.1 328.0 829.4 0.04 86 10 31000 -42.7 -81.7 1 39.0 -51.5 220 14 860.2 860.2 328.6 860.6 0.05 87 9.9 31068 -42.7 -81.7 1 39.0 -51.6 222 14 862.6 862.7 328.7 863.1 0.05 88 8.9 31795 -38.9 -80.9 0 42.0 -50.4 240 18 904.0 904.0 329.5 904.6 0.06 89 8.2 32357 -40.5 -80.5 1 40.0 -51.4 253 20 919.1 919.1 329.8 919.9 0.07 90 7.7 32790 -37.7 -79.7 0 42.0 -50.6 264 22 947.0 947.1 330.3 948.0 0.09 91 7.0 33450 -36.9 -78.9 0 42.0 -50.8 280 25 976.5 976.6 330.8 977.8 0.11 92 6.6 33859 -35.1 -78.1 0 43.0 -50.4 1000.6 1000.7 331.2 1002.3 0.14 TRP 204 11926 -59.3 -71.3 20 12.0 -59.5 260 43 336.9 336.9 293.6 337.0 0.01 WND 178 12784 -59.2 -78.0 7 18.9 -59.3 255 84 350.5 350.5 296.7 350.6 0.01 Sounding variables and indices 1000-500 mb thick: 5635.00 m Freezing level: 639.00 mb = 3843.49 m = 12609.72 ft Wetbulb zero: 770.33 mb = 2318.93 m = 7607.94 ft Precipitable water: 0.42 inches Sfc-500 mean rel hum: 19.32 % Est. max temperature: 27.03 C = 80.65 F Sfc-Lift cond lev (LCL): 886.84 mb = 1140.92 m = 3743.12 ft T: 14.00 C 700-500 lapse rate: 6.82 C/km ThetaE index: 8.29 C Layer 967.0- 943.0 mb Conv cond level (CCL): 624.36 mb = 4025.07 m = 13205.47 ft Mean mixing ratio: 5.59 g/kg Conv temperature: 37.82 C = 100.07 F Cap Strength: 10.52 C Lifted Index: 10.14 C Risk: None Lifted Index @300 mb: 12.41 C Lifted Index @700 mb: 9.84 C Showalter Index: 12.60 C Risk: None Total Totals Index: 25.00 C Risk: None Vertical Totals Index: 26.50 C Cross Totals Index: -1.50 C K Index: -19.10 Risk: None Sweat Index: 26.00 Risk: None Energy Index: 2.86 Risk: None Parcel Indices Parcel: using 100 mb layer CAPE (B+): 40.53 J/kg Max Up Vert Vel: 9.00 m/s Conv Inhibition (B-): 60366.40 J/kg Cap Strength: 10.35 C Lift Cond Lev (LCL): 811.85 mb = 1882.64 m = 6176.57 ft Lev Free Conv (LFC): -1.00 mb = -9999.00 m = -9999.00 ft Wind level data Storm motion: 255 at 7 knt ---------------------------------------------------------- TRUE/GROUND REL | STORM REL LEV P H DIR SPD U V | DIR SPD U V mb m knt m/s | knt m/s ---------------------------------------------------------- 0 999 146 320 6 3.9 -4.6 | 22 7 -2.6 -6.4 1 980 305 270 7 7.0 -0.0 | 343 2 0.5 -1.8 2 945 610 305 7 5.7 -4.0 | 7 6 -0.7 -5.8 3 925 785 315 11 7.8 -7.8 | 352 10 1.3 -9.5 4 911 914 315 10 7.1 -7.1 | 356 9 0.6 -8.8 5 879 1219 190 1 0.2 1.0 | 83 6 -6.3 -0.8 6 850 1498 250 6 5.6 2.1 | 109 1 -0.8 0.3 7 817 1829 165 6 -1.6 5.8 | 117 9 -8.0 4.0 8 787 2134 180 8 0.0 8.0 | 134 9 -6.5 6.2 9 759 2438 135 11 -7.8 7.8 | 113 15 -14.2 6.0 10 731 2743 140 12 -7.7 9.2 | 118 16 -14.2 7.4 11 705 3048 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 138 11 -7.3 8.2 12 700 3105 175 10 -0.9 10.0 | 138 11 -7.3 8.2 13 653 3658 185 10 0.9 10.0 | 146 10 -5.6 8.2 14 604 4267 215 6 3.4 4.9 | 136 4 -3.0 3.1 15 559 4877 250 8 7.5 2.7 | 228 1 1.1 1.0 16 538 5182 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 256 3 3.2 0.8 17 500 5760 265 14 13.9 1.2 | 274 8 7.5 -0.5 18 478 6096 270 15 15.0 -0.0 | 282 9 8.5 -1.8 19 458 6401 260 16 15.8 2.8 | 264 9 9.3 1.0 20 440 6706 250 20 18.8 6.8 | 248 13 12.3 5.1 21 400 7410 255 22 21.3 5.7 | 255 15 14.8 3.9 22 388 7620 255 23 22.2 6.0 | 255 16 15.8 4.2 23 312 9144 255 26 25.1 6.7 | 255 19 18.7 5.0 24 300 9430 260 28 27.6 4.9 | 262 21 21.1 3.1 25 250 10630 265 35 34.9 3.1 | 267 28 28.4 1.3 26 215 11582 265 33 32.9 2.9 | 268 26 26.4 1.1 27 205 11887 260 38 37.4 6.6 | 261 31 31.0 4.8 28 204 11926 260 43 42.3 7.5 | 261 36 35.9 5.7 29 200 12050 255 51 49.3 13.2 | 255 44 42.8 11.4 30 178 12784 255 84 81.1 21.7 | 255 77 74.7 20.0 31 169 13106 255 84 81.1 21.7 | 255 77 74.7 20.0 32 150 13860 255 80 77.3 20.7 | 255 73 70.8 18.9 33 132 14630 260 84 82.7 14.6 | 260 77 76.3 12.8 34 120 15240 260 73 71.9 12.7 | 261 66 65.4 10.9 35 100 16350 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 261 43 42.8 6.9 36 98 16459 260 50 49.2 8.7 | 261 43 42.8 6.9 37 81 17678 250 31 29.1 10.6 | 249 24 22.7 8.8 38 77 17983 250 47 44.2 16.1 | 249 40 37.7 14.3 39 73 18288 250 35 32.9 12.0 | 249 28 26.4 10.2 40 70 18540 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 275 19 18.5 -1.8 41 66 18898 270 25 25.0 -0.0 | 275 19 18.5 -1.8 42 63 19202 275 25 24.9 -2.2 | 282 19 18.5 -3.9 43 57 19812 250 27 25.4 9.2 | 248 20 18.9 7.5 44 54 20117 275 20 19.9 -1.7 | 285 14 13.5 -3.5 45 52 20422 245 18 16.3 7.6 | 239 11 9.9 5.8 46 50 20610 250 25 23.5 8.6 | 248 18 17.0 6.8 47 49 20726 260 18 17.7 3.1 | 263 11 11.3 1.4 48 47 21031 255 25 24.1 6.5 | 255 18 17.7 4.7 49 45 21336 280 21 20.7 -3.6 | 291 15 14.2 -5.4 50 42 21641 300 12 10.4 -6.0 | 333 9 3.9 -7.8 51 40 21946 295 15 13.6 -6.3 | 319 11 7.1 -8.1 52 30 23774 125 10 -8.2 5.7 | 105 15 -14.6 4.0 53 30 23830 205 9 3.8 8.2 | 157 7 -2.6 6.4 54 29 24079 145 10 -5.7 8.2 | 118 14 -12.2 6.4 55 27 24384 235 4 3.3 2.3 | 99 3 -3.2 0.5 56 24 25298 210 1 0.5 0.9 | 81 6 -6.0 -0.9 57 22 25908 210 11 5.5 9.5 | 173 8 -1.0 7.8 58 21 26213 255 10 9.7 2.6 | 256 3 3.2 0.8 59 20 26410 290 9 8.5 -3.1 | 338 5 2.0 -4.8 60 20 26518 270 12 12.0 -0.0 | 288 6 5.5 -1.8 61 19 26822 300 11 9.5 -5.5 | 337 8 3.1 -7.3 62 17 27432 290 14 13.2 -4.8 | 314 9 6.7 -6.6 63 16 27737 340 15 5.1 -14.1 | 5 16 -1.3 -15.9 64 16 28042 30 12 -6.0 -10.4 | 46 17 -12.5 -12.2 65 14 28956 30 2 -1.0 -1.7 | 65 8 -7.5 -3.5 66 13 29261 220 10 6.4 7.7 | 180 6 -0.0 5.9 67 12 29566 255 18 17.4 4.7 | 255 11 10.9 2.9 68 12 29870 275 10 10.0 -0.9 | 307 4 3.5 -2.6 69 10 31000 220 14 9.0 10.7 | 196 9 2.5 9.0 70 7 33450 280 25 24.6 -4.3 | 289 19 18.2 -6.1 Wind Parameters Mean winds (0-6000m): 224.7 at 8.9 knts Storm direction: 254.7 at 6.7 knts Shear (0-3000m) pos: 1.2 neg: 3.0 tot: 4.3 10-3/s Storm rel Dir Shear (0-3000m): 116.6 deg Storm rel helicity (0-3000m) pos: 35.0 neg: -27.0 tot: 7.9 m^2/s^2 ave: 2.6 10^-3 m/s^2 rel: 0.10 Storm rel vorticity (0-3000m) horiz: 10.3 stream: 1.1 10^-3/s Energy-Hel index: 0.00 Bulk Rich Number: 3.99 Bulk Shear: 10.15 m/s Storm Parameters ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Depth Mean Inflow| Shear | Helicity | Vorticity AGL Dir Spd Dir Spd| Pos Neg Tot| Pos Neg Tot Ave Rel | Hor Strm m knt knt| 10^-3/s | m^2/s^2 m/s^2 | 10^-3/s ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 500 291 7 0 4| 0.0 2.5 2.5| 1.0 -3.2 -2.2 -4.5 -0.19| 9.8 -1.8 1000 300 8 359 6| 0.0 3.7 3.7| 3.1 -6.6 -3.5 -3.5 0.09| 13.6 1.2 1500 291 6 6 4| 0.0 3.3 3.3| 5.8 -8.1 -2.2 -1.5 0.11| 12.4 1.4 2000 270 6 359 2| 0.0 3.4 3.4| 11.8 -12.0 -0.2 -0.1 0.10| 11.2 1.1 2500 228 7 161 3| 0.0 3.6 3.6| 15.3 -27.0 -11.8 -4.7 0.02| 10.7 0.2 3000 195 8 143 7| 1.2 3.0 4.3| 35.0 -27.0 7.9 2.6 0.10| 10.3 1.1 4000 191 8 142 8| 1.5 2.3 3.7| 39.1 -27.8 11.3 2.8 0.11| 8.5 0.9 5000 203 8 150 7| 1.9 1.8 3.7| 41.9 -28.4 13.5 2.7 0.15| 7.6 1.2 6000 225 9 178 5| 2.1 1.5 3.6| 46.2 -29.0 17.2 2.9 0.17| 6.9 1.2 Wrote GIF file: /home/apache/climate/data/raob//KNKX/skewt/KNKX.skewt.20250422.00.gif